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# Best Film, Video and Photographic Arts Programs in New York

Updated September 30, 2026

Part of [Best Art & Design Colleges in New York](/rankings/best-art-and-design-colleges-in-new-york/)

This page ranks the 20 Film, Video and Photographic Arts programs in New York by median earnings of Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. [New York University](/school/new-york-university/majors/) ranks 1st on this list, reporting median earnings of $58,720 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing.

Across the listed programs, median earnings range from $58,720 to $19,045, with a median of $46,690.

The list includes 9 public and 11 private nonprofit institutions. CUNY Hunter College posts the lowest average net price at $2,984, while CUNY Hunter College ranks 20th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.

## The ranked list

20 schools in list order

| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | New York University · New York, NY | $58,720 | $37,050 | $16,977 | 9.2% |
|  | [New York University](/school/new-york-university/majors/) ranks 1st on this list, with [median earnings of $58,720](/school/new-york-university/outcomes/) for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. |
| 2 | Marymount Manhattan College · New York, NY | $55,285 | $36,861 | $30,722 | 82.6% |
|  | [Marymount Manhattan College](/school/marymount-manhattan-college/majors/) [admits 83% of applicants](/school/marymount-manhattan-college/admissions/) and reports median earnings of $55,285 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. |
| 3 | Fordham University · Bronx, NY | $54,738 | $44,338 | $32,474 | 59.3% |
|  | [Fordham University](/school/fordham-university/majors/) reports [median federal debt of $25,000](/school/fordham-university/cost/) among Film, Video and Photographic Arts completers who borrowed, alongside median earnings of $54,738 four years after completing. |
| 4 | Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY | $54,115 | $38,793 | $15,817 | 45.9% |
|  | [Syracuse University](/school/syracuse-university/majors/) carries an [average net price of $38,793](/school/syracuse-university/cost/) and reports median earnings of $54,115 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. |
| 5 | Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY | $52,970 | $34,906 | $24,680 | 66.9% |
|  | [Rochester Institute of Technology](/school/rochester-institute-of-technology/majors/) [ranks 363rd on Azimuth's composite ranking](/school/rochester-institute-of-technology/) among nonprofit four-year institutions, with median earnings of $52,970 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. |
| 6 | Pace University · New York, NY | $52,368 | $30,892 | $26,473 | 75.9% |
|  | [Pace University](/school/pace-university/majors/) reports [median earnings of $52,368](/school/pace-university/outcomes/) for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing, with a cohort of 69 graduates in the earnings cohort. |
| 7 | College of Staten Island CUNY · Staten Island, NY | $51,363 | $5,579 | $3,903 | 92.3% |
|  | A public university in Staten Island, [College of Staten Island CUNY](/school/college-of-staten-island-cuny/majors/) reports [median earnings of $51,363](/school/college-of-staten-island-cuny/outcomes/) for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. |
| 8 | The New School · New York, NY | $48,557 | $58,741 | $50,140 | 63.5% |
|  | [The New School](/school/the-new-school/majors/) reports an [average net price of $50,140](/school/the-new-school/cost/) for families earning under $30,000, alongside median earnings of $48,557 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. |
| 9 | Pratt Institute-Main · Brooklyn, NY | $46,874 | $52,659 | $38,545 | 73.3% |
|  | Pratt Institute-Main ranks 9th on this list, with median federal debt of $26,596 among Film, Video and Photographic Arts completers who borrowed. |
| 10 | CUNY City College · New York, NY | $46,801 | $3,776 | $1,251 | 60.0% |
|  | [CUNY City College](/school/cuny-city-college/majors/) reports [median earnings of $46,801](/school/cuny-city-college/outcomes/) for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing, and a school-wide median federal debt of $11,990 across all of its borrowers who completed. |
| 11 | Binghamton University · Vestal, NY | $46,579 | $21,620 | $12,171 | 38.6% |
|  | [Binghamton University](/school/binghamton-university/majors/) [admits 39% of applicants](/school/binghamton-university/admissions/) and reports median earnings of $46,579 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. |
| 12 | CUNY Hunter College · New York, NY | $46,545 | $2,984 | $1,029 | 53.8% |
|  | [CUNY Hunter College](/school/cuny-hunter-college/majors/) [ranks 20th on Azimuth's composite ranking](/school/cuny-hunter-college/) among nonprofit four-year institutions, and reports median earnings of $46,545 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. |
| 13 | Ithaca College · Ithaca, NY | $44,829 | $33,926 | $21,901 | 69.0% |
|  | [Ithaca College](/school/ithaca-college/majors/) reports [median earnings of $44,829](/school/ithaca-college/outcomes/) for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $33,926. |
| 14 | CUNY Brooklyn College · Brooklyn, NY | $44,032 | $3,103 | $1,029 | 58.4% |
|  | [CUNY Brooklyn College](/school/cuny-brooklyn-college/majors/) [admits 58% of applicants](/school/cuny-brooklyn-college/admissions/) and carries a median federal debt of $13,500 among Film, Video and Photographic Arts completers who borrowed. |
| 15 | University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY | $43,285 | $20,995 | $14,668 | 74.2% |
|  | [University at Buffalo](/school/university-at-buffalo/majors/) ranks 15th on this list, with 65 graduates in the earnings cohort and an [admission rate of 74%](/school/university-at-buffalo/admissions/). |
| 16 | SUNY at Purchase College · Purchase, NY | $43,265 | $18,913 | $11,835 | 74.1% |
|  | [SUNY at Purchase College](/school/suny-at-purchase-college/majors/) posts [median earnings of $43,265](/school/suny-at-purchase-college/outcomes/) for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $11,835 for families earning under $30,000. |
| 17 | Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY | $42,956 | $39,343 | $15,953 | 18.6% |
|  | [Vassar College](/school/vassar-college/majors/), a private nonprofit college in Poughkeepsie, reports an [admission rate of 19%](/school/vassar-college/admissions/) and median earnings of $42,956 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. |
| 18 | State University of New York at Oswego · Oswego, NY | $38,429 | $16,236 | $8,714 | 80.6% |
|  | [State University of New York at Oswego](/school/state-university-of-new-york-at-oswego/majors/) [ranks 337th on Azimuth's composite ranking](/school/state-university-of-new-york-at-oswego/) among nonprofit four-year institutions, with median earnings of $38,429 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. |
| 19 | State University of New York at New Paltz · New Paltz, NY | $26,353 | $18,809 | $10,541 | 61.6% |
|  | Median earnings for Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates at [State University of New York at New Paltz](/school/state-university-of-new-york-at-new-paltz/majors/) reach $26,353 four years after completing, and the school reports an [average net price of $18,809](/school/state-university-of-new-york-at-new-paltz/cost/). |
| 20 | Long Island University · Brookville, NY | $19,045 | $33,062 | $22,019 | 86.2% |
|  | [Long Island University](/school/long-island-university/majors/) ranks 20th on this list, with an [admission rate of 86%](/school/long-island-university/admissions/) and median earnings of $19,045 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. |

## How this list is ordered

Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in New York appear. The figures are medians for federally aided completers of each program who were working and not enrolled, measured four years after completing. For 2 of the 20 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. New York University leads the list at $58,720, with a gap of $3,435 to second-ranked Marymount Manhattan College.

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